Update

I haven't done at ALL what I thought I as going to do! Again! I got my new passport this morning (yayayayayayayaaaaaa!) and was thoroughly inspired to apply for our visas. Unbeknownst to me this little application form was, I agree, little in stature but ARGGG! So loooooong in concentration and detail! In the end I think I bought us year long, multiple entry visas (yay!) but with a special £20 permit each that I am sure we don't need. But I am not sure I bought these permits because, joy of joys, I have recieved no breakdown of what I have paid for. It just said 'Pay!', so I did and thought it would tell me what was whattie (seeing as my memory is startlingly poor) and it didn't. I don't even feel confident that anyone but me knows I paid.

Hmmph. Luckily I have a couple of days to think about it and have emailed them to say 'Hey! What have I just paid for and do you know I paid for 'it'?!!', while DB gets his passport photies done and signs where I have out little crosses for him... I was a visa-virgin and have been put off for LIFE. It is tricky! they don't tell you very clearly what is what! I can have the passports posted to me, I should go into and give them to them (miles and MILES away. Not bleedin' likely, and - virgin or no - I have heard about visa queues, even seen them on the tele. Not a pretty sight). If I have them posted I have to give them a special delivery envelope but I am not sure if this is for my passport or another one again for the visa form. I don't know anything. It is at times like this parents come in handy I think, with their innate calm and common sense. DB is doing his taxes so I daren't even walk past his door let alone ask him confuddleicious questions about visa applications.

So I have been flummoxed about that (although quite happily) all morning. I forgot to eat in my concentration and so exercising at the moment is out of the window until I get some energy. Also there is the glaringly obvious fact that this Very Important Day has been spent not doing the important work to which the day's title rather grandly pertains.

I shall get on the case now. I shall work for an hour then reward myself with some sunshine. OK?

Am sooooo happy to be on the road to getting these visas though. Then it is just finding the flights and THEN a looooooooong drink.

Oh, I have been on couchsurfer too. New procrastination land. I emailed a lovely seeming lady in TN to ask if she will meet us for a coffee and introduce us to her lovely, confusing, dazzling, exciting, exhausting, scary, advernturesome land. I hope she says yes! I have been on facebook too, but not to play scrabulous, oh-no, but to find a group that may teach me some of this rather elusive language I need to know on my travels - and lo and behold! There it be! I am now able to learn basic words that CDs and books thus far have witheld in favour of such beginner-friendly phrases as 'I can't wait to go to the barbecue on the beach tonight!' and verb forms and tenses before I even know how to say 'no problem' or 'sorry!' (essential phrases I think you'll agree) or even the alphabet sounds. *Tut*

Am off. God I don't want to look at this essay. I must remember that this loathing will only last ten minutes then I will be off and at 'em in a world of concentrated thinking - and, perversly, almost enjoying it...

Let's go! (again)

x J